Janet is a graduate of the University of Windsor with a Bachelor’s of science in Nursing. She has held her Palliative Care certification since 2006. Over 30 years experience working and developing her knowledge in Hospice Palliative Care. She has applied her knowledge and passion to positively impact the illness experience for patients, families and care teams.
Janet has been in her present role since 2019 as the Palliative Pain & Symptom Management Consultant/Educator (PPSMC) for Windsor/Essex through the Palliative Pain & Symptom Management Program for SW. Previously she worked at the Hospice of Windsor and held a number of roles including the role of the Palliative Liaison Nurse. Currently the chair of the Provincial Intellectual and Developmental Disability Palliative Care Committee (IDD-PCC); past-chair of the provincial Palliative Care Consultation Network (PCCN); chair of the Windsor/Essex Hospice Palliative Care Committee; past Non-Physician Clinical Co-lead (CLL) for OH West and previous member of the Palliative Care Health Services Delivery Framework Working Group.
Janet is passionate about the work and commitment to improving the lives of people living with IDD.

Michael Mackenzie has worked in the Developmental Services community, in Toronto, for more than 35 years including: Trinity Square Enterprises- George Brown College/Re-Direction through Education, L'Arche Toronto and Montage Support Services. His areas of focus have included person-directed employment navigation, advocacy, rights, end -of- life hospice care, grief and loss support for people with IDD, as well as direct support staff. He is a former Board member of the Down Syndrome Association of Toronto and Common Ground Co-operative. He offers information and insights from first-hand experience navigating those he supports, their direct support workers and their families through the hard conversations around terminal illness, care- plans, choices, and the legacy of their life story. He is also an Educator with the Intellectual Disabilities Palliative Care Network, a collaborative of Health Care, Developmental Services, Ethics, Palliative and Hospice Care Specialists who have created and who offer training, a tool kit and resources, promoting a one-team approach to equitable access to care.

This BC Children’s Hospital program aims to improve the experiences and outcomes of young people and their families accessing mental health & substance use services through collaborative partnerships, training and education, and systems transformation. The Missing Middle Program is focused on identifying system-level barriers that impact young people’s (16 – 24) ability to access appropriate and timely mental health & substance use care.